Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126205426 - Calavo Growers Of California

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126205426

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/14/1997

Site Address:
Calavo Growers Of California
15765 W. Telegraph Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 751, Santa Paula, CA 93061

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/15/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362157596

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	4184 B	04/24/1997	04/28/1997	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090677

Event: 03/27/1997

Employee's thumb amputated in machine

At 7:45 a.m. on March 27, 1997, Employee #1 was adjusting the timing on an Angeles seamer, model #69. The power was on and the machine was operating during the adjustment. Employee #1 had removed the guard from the adjusting lever and was working on the timing when he set his left hand on the cam shaft. The machine turned and the very tip of his left thumb was lacerated. Employee #1 was transported to the Santa Paula emergency room, where he was treated and released within 1.5 hours. The employer was issued a general citation for failing to ensure that the guard was in place prior to the machine operating.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LACERATION, SHAFT, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126205426			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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